Osceola County Sheriff's Office deputies said they arrested two men who live on the same street in St. Cloud on the same day during two separate child pornography investigations.

Deputies conducted a double take down in the 1400 Block of Montana Avenue in St. Cloud on Thursday morning.

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Neighbors said Jerry Abbott and his neighbor Brian Smith were both escorted out of their homes in handcuffs. Each man was arrested on charges of downloading child porn.

Smith's family opened the door but did not comment on the arrest.

At Abbott's home someone looked out of the window but didn't open the door. Neighbors said a 5-year-old girl lives in Abbott's home. Investigators said Abbott had hundreds of pictures.

Deputies said both men confessed to downloading child pornography.

Detectives will look deeper into Smith's background. He told them he worked part time at the Ice Factory Skating Rink in Kissimmee, but said he did not have contact with children. Neighbors said deputies spent hours inside the two homes confiscating evidence.

"We will go through their computers to look to see specifically how long they had been downloading the child pornography but at least for several months," said Twis Lizasuian, Sheriff's Office spokeswoman.